mi casa

Hey everyone! You aren't seeing things... yes, it's been a whole month since I've last made a peep! I'm not going to make any excuses for my absence, there's not really any specific reason. I've been reading everyone else's blogs and keeping up with things, but I just haven't felt motivated or inspired to do any posting of my own. Life goes on and I felt as though I had nothing interesting to say. I'll try to make a better effort, though!

Here's a survey I've seen floating around in the blogosphere lately...


A- My AIR CONDITIONER is set on: 74 degrees

B- My BEDROOM theme is: "we can't afford to have a bedroom theme"-theme.

C- The CAR in the driveway is: actually, I don't have a driveway. The car parked in the apartment parking lot is a white '98 Kia Sportage with a nasty dent on the drivers' side.

D- My DESK looks: very messy.

E- The EXACT time I wake up daily is: dependent on the time that I have work, or what plans I have for the day. If I don't have a reason to get up early, I generally don't!

F- The FIRST thing I wash in the shower is: hair.

G- My GARAGE is filled with: nothing, because I don't have one!

H- My HOME is: not finished yet. Maybe when I become rich!

I- If you peeked INSIDE my bathroom you’d see: my makeup all over the counter and towels all over the floor.

J- My favorite JUICE is: any kind of juice... that's all I really want to drink, ever.

K- The best part of my KITCHEN is: plenty of cabinets and counter space.

L- The LAST person who visited my home was: Gage and Jordan came over yesterday to play xbox with Cade.

M- The last piece of MAIL for me was: my Louisiana Pharmacy Technician permit.

N- My NEIGHBORS think I’m: nothing... they got kicked out.

O- If you OPENED my fridge you’d see: not much. Guess we need to go shopping!

P- My last house PARTY was: my 18th birthday!

Q- A QUICK meal I like to fix is: breakfast for dinner.

R- My favorite ROOM of the house is: all of them, really.

S- The SHAMPOO brand I use is: Pantene for volume, or the teatree mint shampoo by organix.

T- My largest TELEVISION is: the only one we have, in the living room. It's a 40-something inch flat screen. It's amazing. Cade's mom got it for us for Christmas... thanks, Miss Wanda!!!

U- UNDER my bed you will find: the things that Bean has stolen and taken under there.... socks, underwear, empty water bottles.

V- The last time I VACUUMED was: last weekend.

W- Looking out my WINDOW I see: the neighbors across the property.

X- I wish I had X-TRA: windows in the apartment, preferably one in the bathroom and in the kitchen.

Y- My YARD is: non-existant.

Z- ZZZZZZZ My bedtime is: whenever I fall asleep, generally between 12-1 am.

say hello to Bean!

Bean is the surprise I was telling you guys about :) If you remember the puppy I mentioned in this post, then you should probably recognize him. He got so big!! He is 8 weeks old now.

I drove the 3 hours to meet Karen of Lonestar Chihuahuas yesterday so I could pick him up. All of her dogs were so cute, and she was such a sweet lady! I am so happy with my puppy!

He hasn't seemed to have any trouble adjusting to the move, thankfully. He slept all through the night, he's running and playing around and he is eating a little bit.

Isn't he so cute? :)

curious tuesday

Hello everyone! I don't know if any of you read Gala Darling's blog, but I do! I think she is so interesting, and she always posts really great articles. You should definitely check her out, if you don't already read her blog! This "Curious Tuesday" is a new little meme she started up! Leave me a comment if you answer the questions, too... I want to read :)

Curious Tuesday 001

1. What is the strangest compliment you’ve ever received?

I don't really take this as a compliment... but last night when I was working the following exchange occured:

Customer (to me): "Are you pregnant?"
Me: "What? Um, no... I'm not..." *continues ringing her up*
Customer: "Oh, you're not? Oh. Okay."
Me: "Your total is $45.87."
Customer: "You are glowing, that is why I said it. That's why."
Me: "Yeah. Thanks."

This has happened to me a few times, lately. I carry all of my weight in my stomach, and none in the rest of my body (well, my butt) so I suppose I could look pregnant. But I am not. It really makes me upset and pissed off when people ask me if I am. Grr.

2. What’s your little-known talent?

I can make lots of things with origami, I am a master persuader and I can always get my way, and I can keep my eyes crossed while talking to someone and it freaks them out. What can I say? I am a woman of many talents. Oh, and I can also read, understand and speak quite a bit of Spanish. I wouldn't say I am fluent, but I can definitely hold a conversation, and get by.

This is where I learned to speak Spanish:

VENEZUELA!

3. What do you obsessively search for on eBay?

I've never ever bought something on eBay. I am too afraid the thing that I buy will be bad quality, or that the person will just not send me anything and rip me off. I don't trust people very much, and it's sad. I have bought things from Etsy, but they were from people whose blogs I have read and I felt like I "knew" them.

4. When you were a child, who did you worship & want to be like?

My mom... even if I didn't show it. She was, and still is, the perfect example of the type of person I would like to become when I grow up. She is so hard-working and never asks for anything from anyone. I admire her to no end.

I miss you mom!!!

5. What was your palate band? Otherwise known as the first band you heard that made you realise the world of music was larger than whatever the Top 20 singles were! (The idea for this one came from here!)

Probably Bob Marley, because my mom used to listen to him in the car when I was younger. I forgot all about him until I was older, and then I heard him again. I now count him in one of my favorite artists, and reggae is now one my favorite genres of music.

Bob Marley and the pregnant lady are from WeHeartIt.

fill in the blank friday... on saturday!

I've been seeing Fill-in-the-Blank Friday floating around in blogland a lot lately, and I want to play now :) Here are my answers for this weeks prompts:

1. One song that always takes me back to my youth is Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus. I had the biggest obsession with that song when I was a little kid, and my grandmom bought me his CD when I was about 4 years old. I swore I was going to marry him. And the funniest part is, I don't know a single other song by him... does he even have any other songs??

2. My first concert ever was Hanson, in 4th grade. I actually thought that they were girls, but I loved their music! I didn't find out that they were guys until a few months after the concert... oops!

3. If I could create my dream music festival I'd want these bands to be there: Bon Iver, Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon, Iron & Wine, Lights, Agalloch and maybe a guest appearance from Michael Jackson.

4. The best make-out/"boot knocking" song ever is White Mystery by Minus the Bear... and also, When We Escape by Minus the Bear. Their music is just that kind of mood.

5. The best concert I've ever been to was definitely Kings of Leon. Amazing.

6. A memorable musical moment for me was when they played Revelry at the Kings of Leon concert. That song gives me goosebumps and makes me want to cry. I love it so much. It was even better live.

7. The song on my iPod that's getting the most play these days is Alejandro by Lady Gaga... you know that I love you boy, hot like Mexico... REJOICE! Alejandro, Alejandro... Ale-Ale-jandrooo...

I took this photo for my senior digital photography class. It's my dad. I didn't really have any particular reason for posting this except that I am bored, and it's cool :)

tag, you're it!

The beautiful Rachael from Talk2theTrees tagged me in this :)
You just have to show the 6th picture you ever posted on your blog, and this is mine... a purple bathroom, haha. I was writing a post about interior designs that I liked!

I tag:
Lindsay
Sandra
Deb
Nicole
Chelsey

i'm far too tired to fall asleep

Hello everyone! I've been really busy with work, so I haven't been able to post in a bit. I have been spending this evening catching up on blogs, tea and good music :)

On Friday night Cade and I drove to Houston to see Owl City and Lights at the Verizon Wireless Center. Now, listen to this... I rarely ever drove in Philadelphia when I lived in Pennsylvania because driving in the city terrifies me. There are one way streets, busy crosswalks, confusing grid system streets... not my cup of tea. I love driving on the highway, but not in busy cities. I was pretty sure Houston couldn't be a really "big city". I am in the South now. The country. I figured there would be cows grazing in the middle of Houston, and farms. Let me tell you, I was so so wrong. It's a big big city, just like Philly. I was so lost, panicking and driving while crying/shutting my eyes. I am a big baby. But we did make it to the concert in one piece!



I mostly wanted to go to the concert to see Lights but I also enjoy Owl City. The opening band was called Paper Route, and they were from Tennessee. Everything was really awesome, and I had a great time. I haven't been to a concert since almost last summer, when I went to see Kings of Leon, so I was craving some live music! I really loved the lighting used during the Owl City portion of the show... and I loved the fact that he had a violinist and a cellist. I wasn't expecting that!



On Saturday, Cade and I went to his mom's house because we were going to all meet up at the park for a barbecue. His mom and sister went on a last minute shopping trip to the store for some supplies. An hour passed, and Cade, Aaron and I were still waiting for his mom and sister to get there. By this time, it was already 7 o'clock and the park closed at 9. We finally made it to the park by 7:30 and started to unpack the car. We realized then that we didn't have a lighter. Cade, Aaron and I got in Aaron's truck to go to a convenience store at the corner. Once we bought the cigarette lighter, we realized it would be nearly impossible to light coals with it, and we needed lighter fluid. We drove the rest of the way back to his mom's house to get the grill lighter and the lighter fluid. By the time we got back to the park, it was dark outside, and the mosquitoes were coming out for dinner. This was the point we decided to pack it up and just go back home... bummer! But we did get to grill back at the house, which tasted just as good. I was just hoping to have some fun outside, now that it's almost summer. We're going to try again soon... only better prepared!

If you remember the exciting news I mentioned about a month ago, and you are still curious about what it is... you will find out on Thursday, one week from today! :)


(images via google... :( I didn't bring a camera!)